Herb Armstrong

Caroline talks to Mary and Mary convinces Charles that he should not have to stay in Winoka if he is unhappy. So, the Ingalls decide they are going back to Walnut Grove. They invite Albert to go back with them. The children at the blind school give them a horseshoe to hang over their door and sing them home with the song about a horseshoe over the door. The Garveys and the Olsens go home, too.

While making an out-of-town delivery, Albert and Charles meet and travel with the Cooper family. A accident occurs en route with the parents, and in the blink of an eye, their two young children are orphans. Unable to place them with any family members, and not in a position to adopt them himself, Charles is forced to hand them over to the state...until a spontaneous decision changes everything.

Herman takes a correspondence course to become a private detective. He confides in Grandpa telling him that he is convinced he has the talent and ability to make his new career highly profitable. He means to apply for a full time job as a detective after getting sufficient practice in his new craft by following people at night. After Herman continues to stay away from home each night, Lily becomes convinced that he is having an affair with another woman.

Released from military service, Jim-Bob and his friend, Jody, refuse to settle down, until an accident forces them to see things differently. The Baldwin sisters discover a secret room.

Barbara's (Beverly Garland) bubbly personality becomes embarrassing for Steve (Fred MacMurray).